SDLP leader and Foyle MP Colum Eastwood
The Foyle MP said that the shakeup of the party’s spokespeople is about holding Ministers to account and delivering better outcomes for people across Northern Ireland.
Speaking from Stormont this morning, Colum Eastwood MP said: “The SDLP has the most energetic and effective front bench teams of any party in the Assembly.
“The changes I have announced today will build on the work we have been doing over the last two years to change the lives of the people we represent.
“At a moment when others are retreating to the politics of boycott, division and deadlock, the SDLP team is committed to breaking down barriers and delivering on the priorities of people in all of our communities.
“That means managing the Covid-19 recovery, addressing the climate crisis and driving forward a prosperity agenda.
“As part of these changes I have created new roles that reflect urgent political priorities.
“Sinead McLaughlin MLA will take on an ambitious new portfolio focussed on Covid recovery.
“Given the cross-cutting nature of this brief I have appointed Sinead as Chair of the Executive Office Committee where she will hold the First Ministers to account for the abject failure to produce a robust strategy to transform our society.
“I have also appointed Cara Hunter MLA as the SDLP Climate Champion, reflecting the urgent need to address the crisis of global temperature increases and the impact it will have on a whole generation of people.
“The consequences of inaction are severe and the SDLP is bringing tough legislative proposals at Stormont and Westminster that will address the crisis.
“Cara will also take on a new portfolio focussed on the ambitions and needs of a new generation of young people.
“The SDLP team is full of ambitious and talented public representatives who have the energy and the ideas to transform our society.
“Applying their skills and experience to their new roles, I know that they’ll deliver for the people we represent.”
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